Automobile hood and radiator cover.



. APPLICATION mzp APRL Q 1915.

Patented Mar. 6,

STATES, PATENT OFFICE;

. AU'roMoBrLE r'foon aunlnanrazroirtoovnn I I ap ucatibnfiieah riis', 1915. S erialNo. 20,219.. i

7 To all whom it may clo'njcem."

Be it known that'I', Crrari.r.-s C. Arman-- soN,.-a citizen time United Statesflesiding at Fargo, county of Cass, and State of :North Dakota, have inventedc'ertainnew and. useful Improvements in Automobile Hood'and' Radiator Covers, of which the at 13is' adap'ted to overlie; the forward edge 1410f the hood -cover 9i-fTherforwardiedge. ljtczirries {snap sockets iarranged to receive the snap f-astenings 1l.-, Thus, theedge 14. is arranged between the band l0'.and the flap 12, affording, with the snap fastenings,

following is a specification.

This invention relates toautomobil 'ehood and radiator covers. I

' My object ist'o provide a cover of improved construction for automobile hoods or. bonnets and radiators by which different.

sized openings may be readily provided, according to the weather, for the access of air to the radiator; furthento make the hood cover and radiator cover in detachable sections having'an improved connection adapted'to exclude the wind and the cold and by which the fastenings connecting the hood 7 cover and radiator cover are protected from the weather; still further, to provide improved detail constructions to carry out the foregoing objects. 9 The embodiment of the'invention hereinafter set forth and which is disclosed in the accompanying drawings is to be considered as illustrative, rather than restrictive, of the scope of the invention, as-my invention is susceptible of modification and I do not,

therefore, limit myself to the details of 'con--- struction set forth except where specified in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a front view, the front 'of-the lapel being down; 1 h

Fig. 2, a side elevation, partly broken awayfdotted'lines showing how the flap orv lapel can be secured in different positions;

Fig.. 3, a plan view, partlybroken away; Fig. 4,-a.detjail vertical section showing the tabs and construction ;in the region of the radiator nozzle; and

Fig. 5, a detail sectionshowing thejoint" or connection between. th radiator cover section and the hood cover section.

I by suitable lines of stitching 3. Preferably,

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Preferably, the 'parts of'the cover com-' prise the-inner layer orj lining 1Iof. felt and p the outer covering ofwaterprooffabric 2, the. lining 1 and outer layer2 being quilted the edges will be reinforced with leather 4 and leather patches will be provided where. thehandlesfi of-the hood and the turn-button fastenings .7.; are' to project through. Theradiatorcover section 8- and thehood =o'r bonnet cover 9.:are madelseparately and connected by the improved detachable connectionshown in detail. inyFig. 5. I The radiator section 8 hasna-band; -10 adapted to overlie the top and sides ofithe radiatorand 'nrovicleclwitlisnap buttons 1.1.); KlLQnfi lous' flap 12 which is stitched {to the'band 1,0

The section 8 is provided with a protective leather patch 20 where the nozzle passes through; the cover and patch are cut out .according to the size of the nozzle.

In the front of the cover section 8 is prov ded an opening 21 to expose the front of the radiator. The margins of this opening are ,connected by vertical and' transverse waterproof fabric strips or tabs22 which cause the front portion of the section 8 to lie flat and snug against the front ofthe radiator and distortion of the opening 21'is thus prevented. :The flap or radiator lapel 23, is quilted and felted as previously explalned and, in addition, the inner face thereof is covered with leather '24. This flap is connected to the section '8 along the bottom edge '25 of the flap, thus hinging-the flap so that it is adapted to drop down. The

radiator'cov'er hasequidistantly spaced snap buttons 26 on its side portions for the engagement of snap sockets or fastenings 27 equi-dlstantly spaced to-the sockets and located on the'fiap 23., In additiomone-or more snap fastenings' 28. are .adapted to' connect the upperedge ofthe flap {to the upper portion of the front of the section 8.:

The equi-distant- -spacingof the snap fas tenings on the cover 8v and the'flap 23- en- .ablesany: desired'portion of the opening 21 to be covered, as illustrated in, Fig. 2 by maybe fastenedto the cover section and full and dotted lines, and in addition, the utilized to cover greater or lesser-portions flap may be secured when wholly covering of the aforesaid opening, saidflap being free the opening 21 or when wholly uncovering for flexing from its poi t of hinging to its 5 said'opening, as shown in Fig; 2. Wh'en free edge.

.the opening 21 is wholly uncovered, the' 2A cover for automobile radiators havfastenings permit the flap 23 t0 be doubled ing an'o'pening to expose the radiator, and upon itself and to be retained, instead of a flexible flap or lapel havinga permanent,

. depending 7freelv and flapping about. v direct hinging connection with the cover sec- 10 Having thus described my invention, what tion, and equidistantly spaced fastenings on v -I claim as new and desire to secure by Letthe cover section and on the flap, those on ters Patent, is the flap being spaced apart the same dis- 1; A cover' for automobile radiators havtance as those on theeover section, whereby ingan opening to expose the "radiator, a greater or lesser portions of the flap or lapel 15flexible flap. or lapel having a permanent, may be; fastened to the cover section and direct hinging connection with the cover secutilized to cover greater or lesser portions Ir-tion, and afplurality of fastenings disposed of the aforesaid opening, said flap being .at'difier'ent points on the 'flap or lapel and free for flexing from its point of hinging on the radiator cover section, .whereby to its free edge. 29 greater orlesser portions of. the flap or lapel CHARLES C; ANDERSON. 

